Current judge Craig Revel Horwood - who has also been tipped for the Head Judge role - has said that he wants the BBC to get someone new for the job, adding: “You have to remember that we were all unknown when we came on to the show and created our characters.

“With someone brand new you would get a whole new opinion and a whole new person to either love or hate. You sort of know what you’re going to get with Anton and Brendan.”